Red Sox 8, Tigers 2

June 28, 1993

BOSTON — The Tigers kept sinking Sunday, losing their sixth straight game while the Red Sox won their sixth in a row behind John Dopson's third victory in his last three starts.

Detroit dropped out of the AL East lead Saturday night for the first time in 65 days. The Tigers began the series with an average of 6.1 runs per game, but were outscored 29-8 in Boston's three-game sweep.

"Anytime when we come to town and a team is playing well, they get a little more confidence because of our position" in the standings, Detroit's Rob Deer said. "I think we're still the team to beat, and everybody on the field realizes that."

Andre Dawson's two-run homer in the third inning, his third of the season, and Bob Melvin's run-scoring single in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 3-0 lead against Bill Gullickson (4-4). They drove him from the game in a five-run sixth in which Mike Greenwell greeted reliever Kurt Knudsen with a three-run homer.

"Right now we look as good as any team in the league," said Greenwell, who is 15 for 33 during his nine-game hitting streak.